{"id":4116,"date":"2022-06-06T10:55:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T14:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-program-page&p=4116"},"modified":"2025-07-07T10:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:13:19","slug":"mfa-design","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/costume-design-production\/mfa-design\/","title":{"rendered":"MFA Costume Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Students in BU’s MFA in costume design program are prepared for a substantive career as theatre artists. Our MFA in costume design enhances artistic expression and communication skills through hands-on, mentored design experience within a wide range of production opportunities and classroom instruction.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graduate costume design students get to explore creative collaborations with directors, actors, technicians, and playwrights. They’re the creators of new forms of theatrical expression (and fashion) for the next generation. With an average class size of three students and a 5:1 student-to-instructor ratio, students receive one-on-one mentorship, working in state-of-the-art facilities, and showcasing their work in theatrical productions throughout BU\u2019s Art District<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Laure | Photo by Jacob Chang-Rascle<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Costume Shop in CFA Production Center | Photo by Daniel Bastidas<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Legend of Georgia McBride | Photo by Sarah Coleman<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Program of Study<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Training includes a rigorous curriculum, production opportunities to design in multiple venues and genres, and collaboration with theatre professionals. Costume design majors are regularly mentored by working professional faculty and advisors through their weekly seminars, hands-on, in-process production advising, and end-of-semester conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students prepare and execute a thesis that represents the culmination of two years of study. Examples of courses include costume rendering, millinery, historical tailoring, and fabric dyeing, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Costume design students also participate in SOT’s annual Theatre Showcase<\/a> that takes place in Boston or New York City. The event serves as a celebration of the graduating class and the group\u2019s formal introduction to the professional theatre community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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